Comments on: Keep Your Eyes On The Prize: Both Clinton and Obama Predict Eventual Unity for the Democratic Party http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/ Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:30:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darrell Prows http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8180 Darrell Prows Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:42:43 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8180 Hillary Clinton is a wise woman and very pragmatic — she wants to win this, as her supporters want her to, but she also understands how important it is to put a Democrat in the White House. Hillary Clinton is a wise woman and very pragmatic — she wants to win this, as her supporters want her to, but she also understands how important it is to put a Democrat in the White House.

]]> By: Pamela Leavey http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8177 Pamela Leavey Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:14:41 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8177 Janis If you support Hillary Clinton the best thing you can do supporting her is to follow her lead in supporting the nominee if it ends up being Obama. That is what she asked of her supporters yesterday and quite frankly she has said many times she will support the nominee and wants her supporters to do the same. Politics is a messy, ugly, dirty business. The one thing I have learned as political blogger who worked for Kerry in '04 is that supporters often take things more personal than the politicians themselves. Hillary Clinton is a wise woman and very pragmatic -- she wants to win this, as her supporters want her to, but she also understands how important it is to put a Democrat in the White House. I hope you will reconsider if the need arises. Janis

If you support Hillary Clinton the best thing you can do supporting her is to follow her lead in supporting the nominee if it ends up being Obama. That is what she asked of her supporters yesterday and quite frankly she has said many times she will support the nominee and wants her supporters to do the same.

Politics is a messy, ugly, dirty business. The one thing I have learned as political blogger who worked for Kerry in ‘04 is that supporters often take things more personal than the politicians themselves.

Hillary Clinton is a wise woman and very pragmatic — she wants to win this, as her supporters want her to, but she also understands how important it is to put a Democrat in the White House.

I hope you will reconsider if the need arises.

]]> By: Andy Witmyer http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 Andy Witmyer Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:57:53 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8167 Janis, not voting is in essence a vote for McCain. Or would you rather have Bush Part II in office? It's understandable that you'd rather support Hillary - I'm sure Pam and many other bloggers and readers here would agree - but at times, I do think people might be getting too carried away by their emotions, with either candidate. Obama may not be the candidate you wanted, but I hope you'll support him. If either candidate wins the nomination, I'll fullheartedly support that candidate. (That said, I still wish Kerry would have run). Janis, not voting is in essence a vote for McCain. Or would you rather have Bush Part II in office? It’s understandable that you’d rather support Hillary – I’m sure Pam and many other bloggers and readers here would agree – but at times, I do think people might be getting too carried away by their emotions, with either candidate.

Obama may not be the candidate you wanted, but I hope you’ll support him. If either candidate wins the nomination, I’ll fullheartedly support that candidate.

(That said, I still wish Kerry would have run).

]]> By: Jessica http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8161 Jessica Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:16:39 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8161 I think it's great that both candidates are expressing the need for unity because things have gone way off the rails in both directions. The party is bigger than both of them and is better for the strengths they bring. Some fences won't be mended in the short term or maybe ever but I hope the nominee is able to rally as many democrats to their side as possible. I think it’s great that both candidates are expressing the need for unity because things have gone way off the rails in both directions. The party is bigger than both of them and is better for the strengths they bring. Some fences won’t be mended in the short term or maybe ever but I hope the nominee is able to rally as many democrats to their side as possible.

]]> By: Janis http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8157 Janis Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:31:17 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8157 Pamela, like I said, I respect your opinions. But I can't do this. Pamela, like I said, I respect your opinions. But I can’t do this.

]]> By: Pamela Leavey http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8141 Pamela Leavey Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:25:38 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8141 alrudder Perspective is all important at this point. alrudder

Perspective is all important at this point.

]]> By: alrudder http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-8140 alrudder Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:24:08 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/03/27/keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize-both-clinton-and-obama-predict-eventual-unity-for-the-democratic-party/#comment-8140 By the time we have a convention, and a few weeks later when they join the stage with John McCain, the dynamic among our party's activists will change...for 95% of us. (<em>pssst,</em> a vote for McCain is a vote for 35 years of conservative jurisprudence, and possibly 100 years of battle in the Persian Gulf) I was taught that "politics is about passion" and people are a bit too emotionally invested in their Democrat right now. By the time we have a convention, and a few weeks later when they join the stage with John McCain, the dynamic among our party’s activists will change…for 95% of us. (pssst, a vote for McCain is a vote for 35 years of conservative jurisprudence, and possibly 100 years of battle in the Persian Gulf)
I was taught that “politics is about passion” and people are a bit too emotionally invested in their Democrat right now.

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